New Jock for Desert Miracle

WSB SA CLASSIC (Grade 1)

No Apprentice Allowance
1 8 Safe Passage 60 116 A S'manga Khumalo Mike de Kock
2 6 Pyromaniac 60 113 T A Grant van Niekerk Sean Tarry
3 2 Outofthedarkness 60 110 AM Keagan de Melo J A Janse van Vuuren
4 5 Aragosta 60 109 A Richard Fourie Mike de Kock
5 4 Red Saxon 60 107 A Julius Mariba Joe Soma
6 9 Super Excited 60 107 A Muzi Yeni Paul Matchett
7 1 Captain Lannister 60 105 A Ryan Munger Ashley Fortune
8 11 William Robertson 60 105 A Craig Zackey Corne Spies
9 3 Platinum Sky 60 104 T A Anton Marcus Sean Tarry
10 10 Zeus 60 99 A Gavin Lerena Fabian Habib
11 7 Picture Perfect 60 78 A Mark Khan Weiho Marwing

WILGERBOSDRIFT SA FILLIES CLASSIC (Grade 1)

1 4 Desert Miracle 60 117 A S'manga Khumalo Mike de Kock
2 3 Rain In Holland 60 115 BA Richard Fourie Sean Tarry
3 7 Sprinkles 60 110 A Warren Kennedy Paul Peter
4 1 Supreme Quest 60 108 A *Rachel Venniker Corne Spies
5 6 Clafoutis 60 105 A Keagan de Melo Mike de Kock
6 8 Eternity Ring 60 105 TBA Craig Zackey B Botes / Y Vosloo
7 5 Perfect Witness 60 103 A Gavin Lerena Candice Dawson
8 10 Follow Me 60 102 A Diego De Gouveia Stuart Pettigrew
9 9 Look Yourself 60 88 A Muzi Yeni Paul Matchett
10 2 Definitely Maybe 60 79 A Kabelo Matsunyane Mike de Kock

Bling double 👍👍

Another panel beating on the horizon?

Best I say nothing.

Bob, can any poster start a Poll?

Should have a vote if Desert Miracle will get the 1800m and win....

De Kock, in my opinion will not try it over the longer trip if he does not feel Desert Miracle will stay but it has a worthy adversary to overcome in Rain In Holland.

Think so Naresh, give it a bash

4RACING MEDIA RELEASE
SUBJECT: Final fields for SA Classic / SA Fillies Classic DATE: Tuesday 2 March 2022
RELEASED BY: 4Racing
Trainers Mike de Kock and Sean Tarry have set their respective Gauteng Guineas and Gauteng Fillies Guineas on course for Triple Crown and Triple Tiara glory as both runners have accepted to run in Saturday’s World Sports Betting SA Classic and Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Classic respectively at Turffontein.
The two Grade 1 races over 1800m on the Standside track form the second leg of the WSB Triple Crown and the Wilgerbosdrift Triple Tiara.
De Kock-trained Safe Passage added the Grade 2 WSB Gauteng Guineas to his Grade 2 Dingaans win in November and has been priced up at 14-10 to triumph in the SA Classic. Rain In Holland won the Grade 2 Wilgerbosdrift Gauteng Fillies Guineas and Tarry has his charge on track for the second leg of the Triple Tiara.
She has also been priced up at 14-10 but the layers still have a lot of respect for Desert Miracle who is on offer at 16-10.
For the most, both horses will be meeting similar opposition to those they saw off in the Guineas and Fillies Guineas but there are a few new faces on the scene.
In the SA Classic a number of eyes will be on unbeaten Zeus but in reality, he will have to run quite a bit above his current merit rating of 99 if he is to trouble the likes of Safe Passage.
There is also a Pick 6 carryover of R1-million at the meeting with the pool likely to reach R5

If memory serves was it not this jock that was replaced on the grey filly Majmu or am I mistaken?

Yes...I think it placed a fast-finishing fourth after the jockey found a way to run it up the backs of slowing horses when looking for an inside run...had the width of the course on the outside but that would have been too easy...

As I have said previously, jockeys cannot make a horse run faster than its innate ability but they sure can find ways to make horses run slower...

It was the Joburg Spring Challenge...

Imo .... all jocks make mistakes, they are human after all - some jocks just make more mistakes than others :dry:

For me, based on her last run and to a lessor degree taking into account her possible stamina limitations on the dam side, I can't see Desert Miracle staying the 1800, no matter who is riding her - but I have been wrong before (on the odd occasion )

And I fancy Aragosta in the Classic ....

There is a huge difference between "making a mistake (being human)" and "Insubordination (linked to attitude)". The former will normally warrant a talking to or a warning off, and the latter can be seen as a dismissible offense.

While I don't know the details of this incident, the sanction imposed suggests that it was the latter.